Science: Curriculum & Outline

  • SCIENCE
    ALSDE-approved 2015 Science Curriculum Standards linked Link here
    Supplemental Resources: Science courses may utilize the following supplemental resources: AP Classroom, A+ College Ready, Discovery Education, Newsela, NoRedInk, Gizmos, Progress Learning                                                                                                                     
    Below are the adopted textbooks for science courses as well as the course outline and description.
    Course Title Author Edition Publisher Copyright Year Tentative Course Outline Course Descriptions
    7th Grade Science Life iScience Anderson, Berwald, & Bolzan... 1st   McGraw 2017 7th Grade Science YAG Inquiry-based course with engineering design integration: focused on patterns & processes and interactions among living organisms including structures and processes, ecosystems and heredity and untity and diversity
    8th Grade Science  Physical iScience Anderson, Berwald, & Bolzan... 1st McGraw 2017 8th Grade Science YAG Conceptual inquiry-based course with engineering design integration providing investigation of the basic concepts of chemistry and physics including matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and information technologies.
    Biology Biology (Alabama) Biggs, Crispen, Holliday 1st McGraw 2016 Biology YAG Inquiry-based course with engineering design integration: focused on patterns, processes and interactions among living organisms including structures and processes, ecosystems and heredity and untity and diversity
    Honors Biology Campbell's Biology Concepts & Connections  Reece, Taylor, & Simon,  8th  Prentice Hall 2015 Biology YAG Advanced course involving Inquiry-based with engineering design integration: focused on patterns, processes and interactions among living organisms including structures and processes, ecosystems and heredity and untity and diversity
    Physical Science Glencoe Physical Science McLaughlin, Thompson, Zike   McGraw 2017 Physical Science YAG Conceptual inquiry-based course with engineering design integration providing investigation of the basic concepts of chemistry and physics including matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and information technologies.
    Chemistry Alabama Modern Chemistry M. Sarquis & J. Sarquis 1st HMH 2017 Chemistry YAG Advanced investigation of empirical concepts central to biology, earth science, environmental science, and physiology; in-depth investigations on the properties and interactions of matter including matter and its interactions, concentration of forces and motion, types of interactions, stability and instability in chemical systems, conservation of energy, energy transformations, and applications of energy to everyday life.
    Physics Pearson Physics James Walker 1st Prentice Hall 2014 Physics YAG Detailed exploration of properties of physical matter, physical quantities, motion and stability, energy, and waves and their applications for information transfer through authentic investigations and engineering design processes.
    Earth & Space Science Glenco Earth Science  Borrero, Hess, Hsu,Kunze 1st  McGraw 2013 Earth & Space YAG Comprehensive application of all science disciplines with focus on concepts of the universe and its Stars, Earth and the solar system, history of planet Earth, Earth’s materials and systems, plate tectonics, large- scale system interactions, the roles of water in Earth’s surface processes, weather and climate.
    Environmental Science Environmental Science Heithaus & Arms 1st HMH 2013 Environmental TAG Study of natural resources, natural hazards, human impacts on Earth systems and global climate change; design engineering solutions to solve various problems affecting Earth and its environment.
    Marine Science  Marine Science Peter Castro & Michael Huber 1st McGraw 2016 Marine YAG The Marine Science course reinforces ocean literacy with a focus on understanding the ocean’s influence on all of us and our influence on the ocean. The course content is designed to be a comprehensive study of the earth’s ocean including water chemistry, seafloor spreading, diversity of ocean life, history of oceanography, ocean exploration and the entwined relationship between humans and the ocean.
    Human Anatomy Hole's Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology  Shier, Butler, & Lewis 14th  McGraw 2015 HA & P YAG Advanced study of structure and function of human body systems from the cellular level to the organism level; interactions within and between systems that maintain homeostasis in an organisms; how personal choices, environmental factors, and genetic factors affect the human body.
    AP Biology Campbell Biology (AP Edition) Reece, Urry,Cain, Wasserman 10th Prentice Hall 2014 AP Biology Course & Exam Description AP Biology Course & Exam Description
    AP Chemistry Chemistry (AP Edition) Zumdahl & Zumdahl 9th  NGL/Cengage 2015 AP Chemistry Course & Exam Description AP Chemistry Course & Exam Description
    AP Physics  College Physics Etkina, Gentile, & Heuvelen 1st  Prentice Hall 2014 AP Physics Course and Exam Description AP Physics Course and Exam Description
    AP Environmental AP Environmental Friedland & Reylea 3rd BFW Publishing 2018 AP Environmental Course & Exam Description AP Environmental Course & Exam Description
    Science Readiness 9-12             Science lab or intervention courses can be offered by school districts to meet the needs of students struggling in the required courses. These lab courses meet concurrently with the required content courses. Lab courses might provide a review of prior knowledge needed for upcoming lessons, reinforce content from previous lessons, or preview upcoming content to ensure that students can fully participate in the required content classes. Credit for this class period would count as elective credit, not science credit 
    Science Intervention- High             NOTE: DOES NOT FULFILL ANY OF THE FOUR REQUIRED SCIENCE CREDITS FOR GRADUATION. Remediation in the disciplinary core ideas of life, physical, and earth sciences including integration of science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts.
    Science Intervention- Middle             Remediation in the disciplinary core ideas of life, physical, and earth sciences including integration of science and engineering practices and crosscutting concepts.
    Experimental Science: IB Biology, Grade 11 or 12 (Standard Level), Grade 11 and 12 (Higher Level) IB Biology SL/HL (DHS) Andrew Allott, David Mindorff Oxford University Press 2023 IB Biology Course Information International Baccalaureate Biology can be taken in the junior or senior year as a Standard Level (SL) course or over the junior and senior years as a Higher Level (HL) course. IB Biology provides the individual with an opportunity to explore the universe of the small from the realm of the molecular. The journey continues into the realm of the large; encompassing global environmental and global biome issues. The IB programme facilitates the opportunity to develop the cognitive ability of the individual through the use of a college preparatory curriculum and focus on critical thinking skills necessary to explore diverse strategies in the experimental sciences on an international stage.  An interdisciplinary group project helps students realize that one discipline is not isolated from another and that scientists can work together on problems to discover solutions to a common goal. 
      Biology Course Companion (FPHS) Allott and Mindorff 2014 Oxford IB Diploma Programme 2014    
    Experimental Science: IB Chemistry, Grade 11 or 12 (Standard Level), Grade 11 and 12 (Higher Level) IB SL/ HL Chemistry (DHS) Brown, Canning,et. 3rd Pearson 2023 IB Chemistry Course Information International Baccalaureate Chemistry can be taken in the junior or senior year as a Standard Level (SL) course or over the junior and senior years as a Higher Level (HL) course. It is designed to expand on the knowledge and experimental skills obtained in Pre-IB Chemistry and to prepare the student for further study of pure and applied sciences in higher education. It will also help the student to develop the ability to analyze scientific literature critically and to develop manipulative and experimental skills necessary to perform college level scientific investigations.  Chemistry is a central component of all scientific disciplines.  An interdisciplinary group project helps students realize that one discipline is not isolated from another and that scientists can work together on problems to discover solutions to a common goal. 
      Chemistry for the IB Diploma Programme (FPHS) Brown, Canning, Economou, Ford, Irwin 3rd Pearson      
    Experimental Science: IB Physics, Grade 11 or 12 (Standard Level), Grade 11 and 12 (Higher Level) IB Physics Study Guide (DHS) Kirk 2023 Oxford University Press IB Physics Course Information International Baccalaureate Physics can be taken in the junior or senior year as a Standard Level (SL) course or over the junior and senior years as a Higher Level (HL) course.  The focus of physics is to observe scientific phenomena and processes using the scientific method. Students are to develop skills in mathematics, technology, and interpersonal relationships. Students will also develop an understanding of international contributions to physics and other sciences. Discussions of subjects will incorporate different cultural contributions to physics from around the world in the form of work, applications, and the arts.  An interdisciplinary group project helps students realize that all scientific disciplines share the common goal of understanding how the world works, and that scientists can work together on problems to discover solutions to a common goal. 
      Course Not Offered (FPHS)